A third grader who dreams of becoming a farmer has opened his own plants and produce stand. The pop-up stall has since gained some loyal customers in Newport, Pennsylvania.
John-Luke Radle, who’s 9 years old, lives with his parents, Stacey and Joe. His first experience selling produce came in the fall of 2020 after he grew pumpkins in his grandparents’ garden and had some excess left. With a wheelbarrow and a sign by the roadside that read “pumpkins for sale,” he sold the extra pumpkins in a couple of days and was thrilled by the experience.
(Courtesy of Stacey Radle)
After this success with selling produce, John-Luke—who helps care for some pet goats and chickens—tried to work in his grandparents’ garden planting vegetables this summer so he could have some extras to sell. Unfortunately, their pet goat Lucky ate most of the vegetables, so he didn’t have a fruitful harvest….